2009 World standings place: 7th

2009 Wrangler NFR place: 2nd

2009 Wrangler NFR earnings: $97,953
2009 earnings: $155,722
Tour Finale qualifications: 6
   Winter: 2003-04, 2006
   Summer: 2004
   Championship: 2004, 2007

DNCFR qualifications: 1 (2007)
Education: Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College, Montana State University (Bozeman), bachelor of science degree in biology

Professional
2010 Highlights
• Won the Livingston (Mont.) Round-Up

• Won the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede

• Won the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo (Kalispell, Mont.)

• Co-champion at the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo

• Co-champion at the Chief Joseph (Ore.) Days Rodeo

Career Highlights

• 2009: Shared first place in two rounds and placed in five others en route to a second-place finish in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo average; his $97,953 in Wrangler NFR earnings boosted him from 15th to seventh place in the final world standings; won the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo; the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo; the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo; the Poway (Calif.) Coors Rodeo; the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo (Kalispell); co-champion at the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede

• 2007: Placed in four of 10 rounds at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Won a round and finished as biggest money winner ($21,839) in bareback riding at the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Championship (Dallas). Co-champion at the Southeastern Exposition & Livestock Show (Montgomery, Ala.); won the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco) and co-champion Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo

• 2006: Won the Rusk County PRCA Rodeo (Henderson, Texas); the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo (Waco); the Central Washington Fair Rodeo (Yakima); the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo (Joseph, Ore.) and the Oakdale (Calif.) Rodeo; co-champion at the Southeastern Livestock Expo Rodeo (Montgomery, Ala.)
• 2005: Won the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Jaycees Parada Del Sol; finished the year 25th in the world with $35,735
• 2004: Won the Wranger ProRodeo Tour Round and average titles at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo; co-champion at the Silver Spurs Rodeo (Kissimmee, Fla.); the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo and the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo. Finalist at the Winter Tour Finale (Las Vegas); won the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo and the San Bernardino (Calif.) Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo; placed in five of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR, winning Round 10 with an 87.5-point ride on Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Street Dance. Finished the year 12th in the world with $89,214
• 2003: Co-champion at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah); won the New Mexico State Fair Rodeo (Albuquerque); finished 16th in the world with $58,937
• 2002: Won the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo and the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.)
• 2001: Won the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo (Joseph, Ore.); the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup Rodeo and the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.)
• 2000: Won the Livingston (Mont.) Roundup

Personal
5-11, 165...Wife, Brook, works as a real estate agent; they met at Montana State; son William (born Oct. 11, 2008)...Hobbies include fly fishing and scuba diving...Jason also works as contractor/builder...Parents are Rayner, a drywall contractor, and Billie, a teacher...He has one sister...Got into rodeo because of his cousin, a saddle bronc rider, and started in 1992...Is the bareback riding event representative...Travels with Bobby Mote, Ryan Gray and Brian Bain. The group is called "The Pride."...Has a regular workout routine which consists of sit-ups, push-ups and bike riding...Broke his ankle at the Scottsdale (Ariz.) rodeo in February 2005, requiring surgery to insert a screw and plate...Broke a bone in his riding hand at 2008 Calgary (Alberta) Stampede...Blogs for ProRodeo.com...Has a video blog with his travel partners on RodeoUp